Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)

Increasing number of clean cattle presented between show days and a good complement of buyers including Keelham Farm Shop,  Stanforths Butchers, Skipton, Charlie Clough, Queensbury and John Kearns of Shipley.

Steers

465-555kg                                             to 260.5p/kg        av. 259.51p/kg

560kg+                                                   to 239.5p/kg        av. 234.23p/kg

Heifers

400-480kg                                             to 265.5p/kg        av. 237.54p/kg

485kg+                                                   to 267.5p/kg        av 177.23p/kg

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

Steers

£ per head: JA Drake (Charx) 1457,(Limx) 1365, JR Metcalfe (Limx) 1355, JM Townsend ( Limx) 1331

p/kg: JR Metcalfe (Limx) 260.5, JM Townsend (Limx) 258.5, JA Drake (Limx) 239.5, (Char) 229.5

Heifers

£ per head: JM Townsend ( Limx) 1393,1311,1207,JR Metcalfe (Limx) 1195, 1181

p/kg: JM Townsend (Limx) 267.5, 265.5,246.5,234.5, JR Metcalfe (Limx) 265.5,259.5.

Overall Average                                   93.68p/kg             £621.91

Black & White                       to 106.5p/kg                        av 90.29p/kg

Swed Red                              to 108.5p/kg                        av 83.04p/kg

Limx                                       to 117.5p/kg                        av 102.08p/kg

BBx                                         to 109.5p/kg

Charx                                      to 96.5p/kg

AAx                                         to 123.5p/kg                        av 110.98p/kg

Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)

B&W:

£ per head: GB Moorhouse 916, M Mosley 907, JC Marshall 852, LD&MA Clarke&Sons 852, GT Booth 812

p/kg: JC Marshall 106.5, G Abbott&Sons 106.5, M&R Smith 105.5, M Mosley 105.5, LD&MA Clarke&Sons 104.5

Brit Blue:

£ per head: Ellis Bros 630

p/kg: Ellis Bros 109.5

Lim:

£ per head: JR Carr 740, MEC Higgs 665, WF Naylor 658

p/kg: JR Carr 117.5, WF Naylor 112.5, MEC Higgs 101.5

Aberdeen Angusx

£ per head: G&MA Lawn 939,797, D Pearson 692, Hurries Farm 690,658,655,647

p/kg: Hurries Farm 123.5,113.5, G&MA Lawn 115.5,

An increased show of lambs met with what was generally a similar trade on the week. Smart goods were exceedingly good to sell, mainly around 200p selling  up to 244p from John Garnett of Draughton purchased by Vivers Scotlamb. A handy weighted lamb also received a good following so long as they well finished, 150p-155p being the norm for the day, with a more commercial type 145p. In the heavy lambs, smarter end selling 140p to 150p, and a commercial type 130p to 135p. Hill bred lambs beginning to make up a greater proportion of the sale, Horned Wethers 125p to 130p, Mule Wethers around £12-£14 over the weight. An overall average of 145p was recorded for 3,464 lambs sold.

Prime Lambs  – Overall Average  £63.13 per head or 145.30p/kg         

32.1kg to 35.9kg                 to 168.6p/kg         av 130.37p/kg      or £43.67 per head

36.0kg to 45.5kg                 to 244.6p/kg         av 149.44p/kg      or £62.61 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg                 to 187p/kg            av 137.78p/kg      or £66.25 per head

52.1kg and over   to 150p/kg            av 130.73p/kg      or £69.24 per head

Beltex average £74.88 per head or 178.73p/kg

£ per head: £95, £95 J Garth & Son; £94 D&J Carlisle; £93 S&P Scrvin; £93, £91 K Saffery; £90.50 J&J Garnett

p/kg: 244.6p J&J Garnett; 234.2p K Saffery; 234.2p T&C Robinson; 229.7p, 222.5p, 221.4p, 216.7p K Saffery

Suffolk average £61.90 per head or 136.54p/kg

£ per head: £70.50 Ellis Bros; £70 T Walmsley; £70 Frankland Farms; £67.50 T Walmsley; £67, £66.50 Ashfield Farms

p/kg: 164p Ellis Bros; 158.5p D&J Coates; 157p T Walmsley; 150p RA&M Earnshaw & Son; 148.9p T Walmsley

Texel average £65.24 per head or 147.93p/kg

£ per head: £88 TH&A Pickard; £86 K Marshall; £85 G Sunderland; £85 G Beresford & Son; £83 PN Dalby; £81.50 G Sunderland

p/kg: 205.3p,205.1p IMA& RJ Smith; 202.5p, 200p F&R Fielden; 198.8p, 197.7p G Sunderland; 187.8p TH&A Pickard

Mule average £54.4 per head or 126.35p/kg

£ per head: £65 K Saffery; £62.50 S&P Scrivin; £61.50 WA&A Booth; £60 JM Townsend; £60 P Addyman & Son

p/kg: 138.9p TE Walker; 135.9p S&P Scrivin; 135.1p JJ Beckwith & Sons; 132.7p K Saffery; 131.6p A Jenkinson

Charollais average £65.31 per head or 135.85p/kg

£ per head: £85 JR Crabtree; £84 RC Lee; £72, £70 MJ Liddle; £65.50 P Crabtree & Son; £65 F Long; £64 GW Houseman & Partners

p/kg: 164.7p RC Lee; 163.5p JR Crabtree; 150p J&C Grayston; 148.6p RC Lee; 145.5p GW Houseman & Partners;

Lleyn average £60.21 per head or 134.91p/kg

£ per head: £61 C Mellin; £60 CD&RF Kitching; £60 RW&B Chapman

p/kg: 136.4p CD&RF Kitching; 136.4p RW&B Chapman; 129.8p C Mellin

Swaledale average £45.83 per head or 120.44p/kg

£ per head: £56 BW Appleton; £53.50 BW Appleton; £51.50 PL Metcalfe; £51.50 BW Appleton; £51 P Addyman & Son

p/kg: 125.8p TE Walker; 124.4p, 121.1p P Addyman & Son; 120.5p RW&B Chapman; 120p C Mellin; 120p JE Cowperthwaite

Dalesbred average £42.67 per head or 115.03p/kg

£ per head: £46.50, £45.50, £40 AN Fothergill

p/kg: 123p, 119.3p, 111.1p AN Fothergill

Lonk average £57.54 per head or 130.09p/kg

£ per head: £60 S&P Scrivin; £59, £58.50, £55.50 JT Robinson

p/kg: 136.4p S&P Scrivin; 132.1p, 130p, 120.4p JT Robinson

Cull Ewes average £42.36

Suffolk to £85.50, Texel to £92.50, Charolais to £87.50, Mule to £52.50, Dalesbred to £29.50, Swaledale to £35.50, Masham to £45.50, Gritstone to £46.50, Cheviot  to £58.50, White Faced Woodland  to £20.50, Lonk  to £43.50 LLeyn to £65.50.

Top prices:

Lowland: £92.50 S Breare; £87.50 WM Hall; £87.50 D Asquith

Mule/Masham: £52.50 CH&OF Hammond; £50.50 R&M Towell;  

Horned: £43.50 Westalls; £35.50 D Sayer; £35.50 P Addyman & Son

Hill: £65.50 CH&OF Hammond; £58.50 Grain Farms;  

Cast Rams average £55.75

Texel to £94.50 DA Towell; Swaledale to £26.50 H&M Plews

Rearing Calves to £390 (66)

B&W av £84.34 Cont av £304.2 Native av £277.19

Strong numbers of dairy calves forward this morning with B&W and MRI’s taking up 60% of the sale. Black  and whites were certainly healthier with the best nicely into the early £100’s with competition strong for commercial types making a healthy average. Best blues from Geoff and Margaret Booth topped the continentals at £390 for a strong blue bull.

Bull Calves

Limousin x (Av £306.67) to £345 JC & DJ Marshall                      

Brit Blue x (Av £314.18) to £390 GT Booth                   

Aberdeen Angus (Av £303.3) to £320 S Breare                                                           

MRI (Av £119.4) to £145 L&A Watson                                          

Black & White (Av £84.34) to £180 F Spence                               

Heifer Calves

Simmental x to £345 HJ&K Blackwell                             

Limousin x (Av £215) to £230 A&SL Throup                 

Brit Blue x (Av £265) to £300 H&M Dugdale & Son                     

Aberdeen Angus (Av £237.5) to £245 D&J Herd                                                         

Saler to £270 RL Wright &Son                                                         

Prize Awards:      

Newly Calven Heifers:         1^st & 2^nd ASE Crisp                3^rd GB Jennings

Newly Calven Cows:            1^st 2^nd 3^rd DL Leeming

Champion & Reserve – ASE Crisp & Son

1^st Quality Newly Calven Heifers (9): av £1535.55 to £1880 ASE Crisp

2^nd Quality Heifers (4) av £827

Pedigree Newly Calven Heifers (5): av £1606 to £1700 M Baul & Partners

Newly Calven Cows (11): av £1242.50 to £1650 DL Leeming Ltd

Incalf Heifers (1): to £1340 MGT Corner

Maiden Heifers (2) to £640 AJ Ogden

Heifer Calves (7) av £324.3 to £400 A&SL Throup & Son